Blaze Runners Inc.

Blaze Runners Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Caldwell, Idaho, supplies specialized wildland firefighting equipment, water handling services, and personnel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) competing under Total Small Business set-asides on indefinite-delivery contracts and multiple task orders across western states. The firm operates as a Subchapter S corporation specializing in fire suppression and prevention resources, with primary NAICS classification in Support Activities for Forestry (202 of 213 awards).

Blaze Runners' customer base is heavily concentrated in the Forest Service. The top five funding entities account for 81% of recent awards by count, dominated by the Intermountain Region (Region 4) with 47 awards valued at $2.9 million, the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center with 35 awards valued at $2.3 million, and the Rocky Mountain Research Station with 45 awards valued at $1.2 million. By potential value, the concentration remains similar: Intermountain Region, NIFC, and the Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions anchor 74% of the $11.7 million combined portfolio. All customer agencies are within the Department of Agriculture.

Blaze Runners holds multiple indefinite-delivery contracts with the Forest Service under the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system. The company maintains three active IDIQs: a $500,000 ceiling water handling I-BPA for East Zone Regions 1, 2, 4, and 9 (awarded February 2026, running through May 2030); a $250,000 ceiling VIPR I-BPA for the same geography (awarded May 2025, through May 2030); and a $250,000 ceiling miscellaneous heavy equipment contract for Regions 1, 2, and 4 (awarded August 2026, through June 2030). A fourth contract, a $250,000 water handling VIPR I-BPA covering Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9, expired May 2025 and generated substantial task order volume through 2024. Across these vehicles, Blaze Runners places task orders at rates characteristic of emergency-procurement contracting: firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from under $5,000 to $229,500 for fire engines (Type 4, 5, and 6), water tenders, heavy equipment rentals (dozers, excavators, loaders, trucks), and trained personnel deployment.

Recent activity shows volatility: 19 awards in 2022, dropping to 5 in 2023, then rising to 33 in 2024 and 26 in 2025, with 10 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date. The combined obligated value stands at $8.8 million (75% of the $11.7 million potential value), indicating strong execution. Blaze Runners operates as a pure prime contractor with no identified subcontractors, performing all work directly and managing dispatch and resource allocation across multiple Forest Service regions and the National Interagency Fire Center.